Buffalo Trip (Saturday)
I made plans to spend time with my sister Mary Kay and her family. I hadn't talked to her in like a year and had felt horrible about it (I blame World of Warcraft and my own built-in shyness that I still fight to this day). I stopped at Walmart in Hamburg first for some fresh clothes (I had run out of undies and socks!), some throwaway cameras and an iPod touch case.
I thought about this was where I grew up and maybe I'd see someone I knew. Then I decided to try something and I changed that thought into "I WILL see someone I know" but I didn't think about who. During check-out, I hear someone call to me, it was my nephew Jonathan!!! He and his friend Johnny were shopping for last minute stuff for mutual friend Wes's bachelor party (i.e. tubs for alcohol).
Driving to Mary Kay's, I saw another Ron Paul sign on the corner of her street. I shouldn't have worried about being disconnected from her and her family because the moment I got there I knew everything was all good. We started talking like no time had passed, catching up on everything: her job, the kids, our Mom, her Mom (yes, she has two), my life etc. The kids were great and the younger ones (Mike and Lauren) were enthralled by my iPod Touch.
Anyway, we basically hung out all day, went to her hubby Billy's store and ate some chicken finger subs, played some Rock Band, had pizza, then went bowling.
Around 11:00 PM, the kids went to bed and I was able to cruise to Lisa's house to hang with her, Scott and Heather. It was a cool scene there, my sort of partying - WNY people talking about the Sabres, polish vs. Irish vs. other nationalities, etc. Alcohol was flowing, but I don't really drink any more, so I milked one beer all night (I made it look good and no one asked any questions ;-) I did do a tasty shot of something or other as well.
Had a deep conversation with Heather and it was great to really reconnect with her. She and Scott are madly in love: they dated in the 90s but then went their separate ways, both missing the other one all this time. She gave up a great job to come to Buffalo and be with Scott. It's heartwarming, it truly is.
I stayed there pretty late (around 3:00) but drove home sober.
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